CPT® Changes 2006

an insider's view


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Table of Contents

CPT® Changes 2006: An Insider’s View
Acknowledgments
Using This Book
    The Symbols
    The Rationale
    Reading the Clinical Examples
    The Tabular Review of the Changes
    CPT Codebook Text and Guidelines
Evaluation and Management
    Office or Other Outpatient Services
    Consultations
    Initial Inpatient Consultations
    Inpatient Neonatal and Pediatric Critical Care Services
    Inpatient Pediatric Critical Care
    ►Continuing◄ Intensive ►Care◄ Services
    Nursing Facility Services
    ►Initial◄ Nursing Facility ►Care◄
    Subsequent Nursing Facility Care
    Nursing Facility Discharge Services
    ►Other Nursing Facility Services◄
    Domiciliary, Rest Home (eg, Boarding Home), or Custodial Care Services
    ►Domiciliary, Rest Home (eg, Assisted Living Facility), or Home Care Plan Oversight Services◄
Anesthesia
    Guidelines
    Obstetric
    Other Procedures
Surgery
    Integumentary System
    Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
    Repair (Closure)
    Breast
    Musculoskeletal System
    Neck (Soft Tissues) and Thorax
    Spine (Vertebral Column)
    Foot and Toes
    Application of Casts and Strapping
    Endoscopy/Arthroscopy
    Respiratory System
    Nose
    Larynx
    Lungs and Pleura
    Cardiovascular System
    Heart and Pericardium
    Cardiovascular System
    Heart and Pericardium
    Digestive System
    Salivary Gland and Ducts
    Esophagus
    Stomach
    Intestines (Except Rectum)
    Rectum
    Anus
    Abdomen, Peritoneum, and Omentum
    Urinary System
    Kidney
    Ureter
    Bladder
    Male Genital System
    Prostate
    Female Genital System
    Vagina
    Cervix Uteri
    Corpus Uteri
    Nervous System
    Skull, Meninges, and Brain
    Extracranial Nerves, Peripheral Nerves, and Autonomic Nervous System
    Eye and Ocular Adnexa
    Anterior Segment
    Ocular Adnexa
    Auditory System
    Middle Ear
    Operating Microscope
Radiology
    Diagnostic Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging)
    Head and Neck
    Chest
    Spine and Pelvis
    Upper Extremities
    Lower Extremities
    Abdomen
    Vascular Procedures
    Other Procedures
    Diagnostic Ultrasound
    Ultrasonic Guidance Procedures
    Radiation Oncology
    Radiation Treatment Delivery
    ►Neutron Beam Treatment Delivery◄
    Nuclear Medicine
    Diagnostic
    Therapeutic
Pathology and Laboratory
    Therapeutic Drug Assays
    Chemistry
    Immunology
    Transfusion Medicine
    Microbiology
    Cytopathology
    Cytogenetic Studies
    Surgical Pathology
    Other Procedures
Medicine
    Immune Globulins
    Immunization Administration for Vaccines/Toxoids
    Vaccines, Toxoids
    ►Hydration, Therapeutic, Prophylactic, and Diagnostic Injections and Infusions (Excludes Chemotherapy)◄
    ►Hydration◄
    ►Therapeutic, Prophylactic, and Diagnostic Injections and Infusions◄
    Psychiatry
    Psychiatric Therapeutic Procedures
    Dialysis
    Hemodialysis
    Gastroenterology
    Ophthalmology
    Contact Lens Services
    Spectacle Services (Including Prosthesis for Aphakia)
    Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services
    Audiologic Function Tests With Medical Diagnostic Evaluation
    Evaluative and Therapeutic Services
    Cardiovascular
    Cardiography
    Intracardiac Electrophysiological Procedures/Studies
    Non-Invasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
    Cerebrovascular Arterial Studies
    Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Allergy Testing
    Endocrinology
    Neurology and Neuromuscular Procedures
    Muscle and Range of Motion Testing
    Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Tests
    Central Nervous System Assessments/Tests (eg, Neuro-Cognitive, Mental Status, Speech Testing)
    Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention
    Chemotherapy Administration
    ►Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy◄
    ►Intra-Arterial Chemotherapy◄
    ►Other Chemotherapy◄
    Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Modalities
    Therapeutic Procedures
    Tests and Measurements
    ►Orthotic Management and Prosthetic Management◄
    Other Procedures
    Acupuncture
    ►Education and Training for Patient Self-Management◄
    Special Services, Procedures and Reports
    Qualifying Circumstances for Anesthesia
    ►Moderate (Conscious) Sedation◄
    Other Services and Procedures
Category II
Category II Codes
    ►Modifiers◄
    Composite Measures
    Patient History
    Physical Examination
    Diagnostic/Screening Processes or Results
    Therapeutic, Preventive or Other Interventions
Category III
Category III Codes

Appendices
Appendix A
    Modifiers
Appendix G
    Summary of CPT Codes That Include Moderate (Conscious) Sedation
Appendix H
    Alphabetic Index of Performance Measures by Clinical Condition or Topic
Appendix I
    Genetic Testing Code Modifiers
    Neoplasia (solid tumor, excluding sarcoma and lymphoma)
    Neoplasia (sarcoma)
    Neoplasia (lymphoid/hematopoietic)
    Non-neoplastic hematology/coagulation
    Histocompatibility/blood typing/identity/microsatellite
    Neurologic, non-neoplastic
    Muscular, non-neoplastic
    Metabolic, other
    Metabolic, transport
    Metabolic-pharmacogenetics
    Dysmorphology
Appendix J
    Electrodiagnostic Medicine Listing of Sensory, Motor, and Mixed Nerves
    Codes 95900 and 95903 involve the following motor nerves:
    Code 95904 involves the following sensory and mixed nerves:
Appendix K
    Product Pending FDA Approval
Appendix L
    Vascular Families   
2006 - The Tabular Review of the Changes


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Icons  New Code New   ▲ Revision   ► ◄ Revised guidelines/text   # Resequenced   + Add-on Codes   Exempt Code Modifier 51 exempt   ⦿ Conscious Sedation   🗲 Pending FDA Approval

American Medical Association. (2005). CPT® Changes 2006. Retrieved from https://www.findacode.com/library/ama/cpt-changes/2006/index.html

© 2005 American Medical Association (AMA)




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